To all the children in the neighborhood, the couple who lived in the corner house were friendly and old. In reality, they were likely in their late 40s or early 50s.They had a knack for connecting with children and their own home was filled with children: some theirs, some adopted and some foster. Their home [...]
Taco Bell is the fastest fast-food chain in America, with an average wait time of 4.26 minutes, making it over a minute faster than any other fast-food restaurant. The faster these companies can get your food to you, the better their business and the more revenue they bring in. As humans, we hate waiting. We want [...]
Do you have compassion fatigue? Are you tired of living through firsts? Are you tired of trying to divide your care for major life or world events? Does it feel like your friend network is facing one natural disaster after another? You might have compassion fatigue!Compassion fatigue is defined as the emotional and physical exhaustion that [...]
Rockhounding is like treasure hunting, you never know what you will find. That's the true joy and challenge of rockhounding. Sometimes you search for a long time before you find treasure, and other times you barely get out of the car and there laying on the ground is exactly what you were looking for. There are [...]
"You’ll find out when you reach the top, you’re at the bottom." — Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriterKing Solomon had it all, but he was frustrated at the futility of life. The more wealth and prosperity he achieved, the more meaningless it all became to him. He had reached the mountain top of success but was [...]
Life can be hard, can’t it? During times of struggle how do we help our kids build faith and be resilient? We are currently dealing with serious health issues in our extended family — mental health issues as well — and life is a lot different in 2025 for a middle schooler and high schooler. [...]
Dear Church,On this important election week I want to share three things with you: Anxiety. The Day. Respect.Election results are rolling in and, if you voted for one of two candidates, 50% of you are disappointed, discouraged, upset and unsettled. 50% of you are entering a storm this week of national proportions. Politics, national policies, presidential candidates [...]
In life, we often need to listen again to hear the true message beneath the noise.The first notes of a concert cacophony were more noise than music, as audio waves bounced off hard brick walls. People on the outskirts of the makeshift concert hall quickly fled as the reverberating sound was so intensely awful.The stream [...]
“You search the scriptures because in them you think you have eternal life. But the scriptures point to Me!” (John 5:39).Imagine you were given a map that offered a path to treasure. The map itself would be priceless. But what if, instead of looking for the treasure, all you did was study the map?You made [...]
This year marks 55 years since man first stepped on the moon. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon. After spending eight days in space, all three astronauts in the Apollo 11 mission returned safely to Earth after completing the only known manned moon landing in history.The [...]
